takesie-backsie

A form of takesies-backsies — Synonym of backsie (“the act of taking back or going back on a statement, promise, or agreement”).

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Meanings

nountakesie-backsie (usually uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountableusuallyAlternative form of takesies-backsies (“the act of taking back or going back on a statement, promise, or agreement”).

    STEPHANOPOULOS: No takesies-backsies? LINCOLN: Yes. STEPHANOPOULOS: Whoa, so you would consider a takesie-backsie?

    2008 April 17, publius [pseudonym], “The Lincoln-Douglas Debates of 1858 (Slight Return)”, in Obsidian Wings, archived from the original on 20 Apr 2008; quoted in Gary, “Re: The Lincoln-Douglas Debates of 1858 (Slight Return)”, in soc.retirement (Usenet), 23 May 2008, archived from the original on 02 Dec 2025
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    Years ago, Mrs. T. Cullen Davis, of tacky Texas murder trial fame, said as her husband tried to grab a fabulous necklace he gave her, "This ain't no takesie-backsie." (You may now take a deep breath while considering the depth of that comment.) I feel that Iraq is also a "no takesie-backsie."

    2006 June 15, Molly Ivins, “Does the World See Bush As a Moron?”, in AlterNet, archived from the original on 20 Jun 2006

    “Two weeks ago when I asked for an election we had a decent chance of a majority government,” said Trudeau outside Rideau Hall. “But now we’re looking at potential Prime Minister Erin O’Toole. So I have no choice but to ask the GG for a takesie backsie, or as they say in latin ‘ebacks ad sietake.'”

    2021 August 27, Luke Gordon Field, “Trudeau asks Governor General to declare election takesies backsies”, in The Beaverton, archived from the original on 27 Aug 2021

    Fine. I’ll do it for the record collection. But I’m going to need that added to the divorce agreement in writing. You’re not getting a takesie-backsie on this one.

    2023, Jessica Hatch, “The Same Day [September 17]”, in How to Keep a Husband for 10 Days, London: Bookouture, →ISBN

Origin

From take back with -sie added to both words.

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APA

takesie-backsie. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/takesie-backsie

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“takesie-backsie.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/takesie-backsie. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “takesie-backsie,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/takesie-backsie.

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